A new species of orangutan has been discovered in the remote jungles of Indonesia, immediately becoming the world’s most endangered great ape, researchers said Thursday. “It’s the first declaration of ...

"Orangutan nest-building tendency may have some innate basis, but the details and method must be socially learned, starting from a very young age by watching and practicing, learning from mistakes as ...

When a wild orangutan leaves its mother after spending many years by her side, it has a mental catalog of almost 250 edible plants and animals, and the knowledge of how to acquire and process them. A ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research based on more than a decade of field observations indicates that wild Sumatran orangutans balance their sleep needs much like humans ...

Orangutan mothers organise "playdates" between their children, similar to humans, a new study has revealed. Wild Bornean ...

Deadly floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in 2025 wiped out at least seven per cent of the critically ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Infant orangutans start showing an interest in nest materials at around six months' old. “Orangutan nest-building tendency may ...

An Indonesian orangutan trader has been jailed for two years after he was caught trying to sell a baby ape from a backpack, a rare conviction for wildlife crime in the country, authorities said Monday ...

Like a would-be battle between warring King Kong kaiju, juggernauts of the nonfiction animal film space were pitted against each other this Earth Day for our streaming enjoyment. On one side, ...

"Orangutan nest-building tendency may have some innate basis, but the details and method must be socially learned, starting from a very young age by watching and practicing, learning from mistakes as ...